DuPage County Lifestyle
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Every decor can be warmed with well-chosen antiquesMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Of course Dee Schlagel thinks every home, no matter how contemporary, should warm up with an antique or two. After all, the designer lives in a fabulous country house wi...
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Going with the flow from sap to syrupMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Maple trees collect all the food they'll need for the winter during the summer and then shed their leaves. When spring comes, the sap starts moving through the tree to g...
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Flapjackies for the LamackisMar 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Noah Lamacki was 7 months old when he was diagnosed with Infant Acute Lymphblastic Leukemia (ALL). He had been intermittently sick for a few months, but his parents Kate...
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Technology helps children deal with autism in schoolFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - From robots to telemedicine, 21st century technology is bringing the future into homes and schools across the suburbs — and at the same time leveling the playing field f...
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Expand ethnic horizons at the dinner tableFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - When you see babies in bibs that announce “I'll Have the Domestic White” and dimpled arms peek out from toddler T-shirts that say “Sippee Cup Sommelier,” you know that t...
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A designer dress for prom? Rental website makes it possibleFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Once upon a time, in New York City, a team of 45 fairy godmothers scramble to make sure that women around the country are getting their fairy-tale moment in new designer...
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Baker prepares for Food Network battleFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - When her parents left an adolescent Kim Garr at home alone, they didn't warn her against watching too much TV or talking on the phone for hours. “When my parents were go...
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Health briefs: Blood pressure screeningFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers free blood pressure testing and education for lowering the risk for heart disease. Testing will be h...
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Holy Trinity sets Ash Wednesday worship March 9Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 Division St. in Elgin, begins the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday services on March 9 at 12:15 and 7:30 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. service wi...
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Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show March 12-13Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Archeologists and antiques dealers are history detectives who study material evidence of diverse human cultures. Become a history detective, at least for an afternoon. ...